The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-28
10000!
That's the Number of Men on
Strike in New York.. r..
OCEAN STEAMER DELAYED
Shipping of All descriptions Lying
Idle for Want of Coal-A Bad
State OF Affairs-Etc. ..,4f ~.
The Coal Strike.

| New YORK, January 27.-The White
Star steamship Brittanic, which was to
have sailed hence for Liverpool to-day,
has been delayed owing to inability
to obtoin her supply of coal, and her
departure is announced for Friday at 2
a. IA. LID 40 f4s asa emo
Twenty thousand men are now on a
strike among the coal shovellers, long.
shoremen, freight handlers and men
employed onthe river front in almost
every capacity, and the number is
augmented to close on to 10000 BY
strikers on the Brooklyn and JERSEY
! SD ores. In consequence. it is almost
impossible for any of the steamers for
Europe or coastwise to leavelhe port.
An order went forth yesterdayfrom the
headquarters of the 'Longshoremen' g
Union, which was backed by Knights of
Labor Assembly No. 80, and this morn
ing the men turned out. Beach walk
ers were sent out to cover all various
points on the river fronts, where the
trouble was concentrated and they had
particular instructions to use every
means to prevent any disturbancesa1ai
| The Old Dominion line has got few
men working, and at headquarters of
the strikers it was reported at noon that
number of green hands who were
taken on Monday. had joined the strik-
ers. The men were considerably elated
ct the favorable reports that walking
delegates or beach walkers were bring
ing in, One delegate from: North River
| front stated that not a single steamer
had been able to take in, its regular sup
ply of coal and consequently would not
be able to sail on the day appointed. At
ttie Gunafd dock the GalhG could not
discharged because q majority of the
men tJrned out. There are a number
of men working by the month for this
company, and they may turn out at
/ any moment. The next move viii be
| TO get the engineers on the tug boots TO
refuse to burn the coal or tow it
and other labor organizations who
are dependent on the coal Supply will
| be compelled to quit work. Ferry
| boats are Seriously inconvenience on
account of the lack of coal, and one
| line had out grocery and other wagons
! bringing coal from small yards, but
when they came round so often the
dealers refused to sell. The steam
| boat squad is scattered along the river
| frost, where men and companies are
in open conflict but no disturbance
had occurred up to noon.
The strike along the river front of
Brooklyn also went into effect this
morning. All the men went out quietly,
peaceably and determinedly. Freight
! has accumulated on the docks ready for
shipment. while several vessels are.
waiting to discharge cargoes. The
/ police say they DO not expect any
| trouble with the strikers There are
guards at all stores from Fulton Ferry
! to Red Hook. Later in the day the
authorities saw fit, as double pre-
cautiOnary measure, to have the entire
! police force held in reserve so as TO be
| ready to meet any outbreak. 4 few
men were scattered here and there,
working timorously upon freight, but
they were not molested by the strikers
who laughed at the unskilful attempts
OF the imported hands.
! New YORK, January 37.-The strik
! ing long, hOremtn and coal shovelers
had a parade tonight, previous to the
| mass meeting at the Cooper Union.
They marched through Broadway to
Eighth Street and then to Cooper
Union. Resolutions we're adopted de-
bouncing the outrages of the Pinkerton
detectives and the meeting adjourned.
| NEW York, January 27.-At the Nor
6db Jump OOChi p1CA OOJ VIC A1SA
| went to work this morning, as the
company agreed not to handle any boy,
cotted freight. The dock master had
hard work to keepup with the demand,
as much of the freight that had been de-
Iayed in consequence OF the boycott
and the strike, is now being moved. At.
the produce dock steamer was got
away at O'Clock this morning. 1t
should have sailed on Tuesday night.
The RequOt, of the same line, arrived
to day, but could not be unloaded be-
cause all of the 'longshoremen had
gone out. tits expected that the trans
Atlantic steamers due out Saturday
will not be able to sail, on account Of
their having no means of getting the
vessels coal supply aboard.s =